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1 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) κρεμώ,κρέμομαι3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) απαγχονίζω,-ομαι4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) κρέμομαι5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) σκύβω(το κεφάλι)•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
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2 loll
[lol]1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) ραχατεύω2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) κρέμομαι -
3 Back
subs.P. and V. νῶτον or pl.Of the back: P. and V. νωτιαῖος (Plat.).Of things: P. τὰ ὄπισθεν.The back legs: P. τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη (Xen.).In the rear: P. κατὰ νώτου.On horse-back: P. and V. ἐφʼ ἵππου.On one's back, adj.: P. and V. ὕπτιος.Turn one's back, v. intrans.: V. νωτίζειν.They turned their backs in flight: V. πρὸς φυγὴν ἐνώτισαν (Eur., And. 1141).Bind ( a person's) hands behind his back: Ar. and P. ὀπίσω τὼ χεῖρε δεῖν (Ar., Lys. 434, and Dem. 356).Binding his hands behind his back: P. τὼ χεῖρε περιαγαγὼν εἰς τοὔπισθεν (Lys. 94).Clasp one's hands behind one's back: P. τὼ χεῖρε εἰς τοὐπίσω συμπλέκειν (Thuc. 4, 4).Why do you weep turning your back upon my face: V. τί μοι προσώπῳ νῶτον ἐγκλίνασα σόν δύρει (Eur., Hec. 739).——————adv.P. and V. πάλιν, ἔμπαλιν, εἰς τοὔπισθεν, P. εἰς τοὐπίσω, V. ἄψορρον, or use adj., V. ἄψορρος, παλίσσυτος, παλίντροπος, παλίμπλαγκτος.Ago: P. and V. πρότερον.Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν; v. intrans., P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν or pass., ὑποστρέφειν or pass.; see under Turn.——————v. trans.Favour: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.).Support, confirm: P. βεβαιοῦν. V. intrans.Go back: P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν or pass.Back out of what one has said: P. ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Back
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4 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) σπάγγος,κορδόνι2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) ίνα3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) χορδή4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) αρμαθιά2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) αρμαθιάζω2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) περνώ χορδή3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) αφαιρώ ίνες,καθαρίζω4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) δένω•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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5 dangle
['dæŋɡl](to (cause to) hang loosely: She dangled her scarf out of the car window.) κρέμω,κουνώ/-ιέμαι -
6 washing
1) ((an) act of cleaning by water: I don't mind washing, but I hate ironing.) πλύσιμο, μπουγάδα2) (clothes washed or to be washed: I'll hang the washing out to dry.) μπουγάδα
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